A.T. Relocation on Black Mountain

We were going to be at Sam’s Point this weekend but because of a big fire, Sam’s Point is closed. We will try to get there in the fall. So it is on to a relocation of the A.T. on Black Mountain. We first laid out the relocation in February of this year and just recently finally got the OK. The relo is about 0.5 mile in off the Palisades Interstate Parkway, so we sought permission to park 3 work vehicles along the shoulder. This was a safety issue since we didn’t want our crew to have to cross the busy roadway each day carrying heavy tools etc. With permit in hand we parked as close as we could the the A.T. then hiked our tools up to the worksite. New volunteers Marc, Michelle and their son Noah joined us on Saturday and it looks like they all had a great time. We hope to see them out again real soon. As with most relocations, we are going to bypass a steep and eroded section, adding a few new steps and a smoother trail. We are also going to rehabilitate an additional section uphill from the relo by adding more steps and clearing the trail of loose boulders. This project is expected to take us a few months to complete so
Come on out and join in.